Area schools well staffed despite national shortages
August 16, 2022
As bad as the teacher shortages are across the country and in some cities in Arkansas, local school superintendents say their districts are well staffed. It is hard to know...
Ron Clark fires up JNPSD
August 16, 2022
About 500 Jacksonville-North Pulaski School District employees laugh, clapped and shouted out at the district’s convocation Monday as motivational speaker Ron Clark worked the stage and the audience like the...
Filing period closes, election roundup
August 16, 2022
Cabot Mayor Ken Kincade will be unopposed in November. Otherwise, a busy campaign season awaits much of Lonoke County for city and school board positions on general election ballot. Filings...
Lonoke’s unique gas contract questioned
August 9, 2022
Lonoke will investigate its exclusive fuel-purchasing contract with MFA Oil, after a resident alleged accounting irregularities and questioned the legality of the deal, during the city council on Monday. Terry...
Allan West named Cabot’s best teacher
Gifted and talented instructor grew up dyslexic in the United Kingdom. | July 13, 2022
Central Elementary gifted and talented specialist, Allan West, was named the 2021-22 Cabot Public Schools Teacher of the Year. West...
REBUILDING RELATIONS
Communist delegation looking for investment opportunities visits state. | July 13, 2022
As many as 120 gathered at the Greens at North Hills in Sherwood Monday to welcome seven members of the...
Unity Health to build new hospital in Cabot
June 8, 2022
Cabot was awarded a $1.9 million federal grant for building infrastructure and groundwork for Unity Health to build a medical...
City listens to pit bull lovers
June 8, 2022
Jacksonville has lots of pit bulls. That’s about the only thing both sides agreed on during a public hearing on...
Hot checks cancel JP and opponent
June 8, 2022
Gov. Asa Hutchinson will likely appoint someone to the Pulaski County JP Dist. 10 seat, who was not convicted of...
